torch up

verb

To light (something) on fire.

“He torched up her cigarette.”

Meanings

verbtorch up (third-person singular simple present torches up, present participle torching up, simple past and past participle torched up)

present singular third person torches up · participle present torching up · participle past torched up · past torched up

  1. literallytransitiveTo light (something) on fire.

    He torched up her cigarette.

  2. transitiveTo prepare (something) by scorching it.

    They torched up a creme brulee for Table 3.

    1 more example

    You have to torch up the knife blade to dab this hash oil.

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APA

torch up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torch%20up

MLA

“torch up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torch%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torch up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torch%20up.

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